Beer Varieties

There are lots of different varieties of beer for you to select from depending on your personal tastes.

Among the most popular is lager. It gets its name from the German "lagern", meaning "to store" when translated into English. If you like lager beer, you most likely drink it chilled rather than at room temperature. This crisp yet light beer take longer to make than others, since it has a longer aging time. It's made in large kegs and left while the yeast settles. Aging lager takes longer than for many of the other beers.

Another popular type of fermented beer is bock beer. This beer gets its name from German beer town of Einbeck. Book beer tends to be a bit heavier than lager beer. Its dark color is due in part to the malts used in the brewing process.

Ales are beers with the characteristic fruitiness, a slight acidity and a pleasant, bitter aftertaste. Ales take less time to brew then lagers and are served at warmer temperatures as well, generally room temperature.

Porter and stout beers also differ from lagers and ales. These beers can be sweet or dry, made from oats, roasted malt barley, or flavored with sugar. Porter and stouts have a characteristic deep coloring and depth in taste - the perfect accompaniment to meat or fish. A traditional fine meal in Europe consists of oysters and stout.

Occasionally, a beer will be referred to as "dry" beer. This means the amount of sugar left in the beer after the fermentation process. Dry beers are typically fermented over a longer period of time than other varieties of beers so that most of the sugar within the beer has turned into alcohol. In the end, this fermentation process produces a beer that is crisp and clear with little aftertaste.

Beer has become increasingly popular around the world. Micro breweries are opening in every country. Micro breweries are a unique way of sampling local beers; they can offer customers a fun exposure to the taste and culture of a local city and country.

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